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There  are  many  facts  of  vital  importance  in 
the  life,  spirit  and  aims  of  Trinity  College  which 
are  not  published  in  the  Annual  Catalogue.  To 
supply  the  information  desired,  this  Bulletin  has 
been  prepared. 


The  Seeman  Printery 
Durham,  N.  C. 

1909 


LOCATION  OF  TRINITY  COLLEGE. 


1.  Trinity  College  is  located  in  a growing  city  of 
25,000  inhabitants.  As  an  educational  center  Durham 
offers  special  advantages.  The  community  in  which  a 
college  is  located  contributes  largely  to  the  equipment 
and  educating  forces  of  the  institution. 

2.  Durham  is  a great  commercial  and  manufactur- 
ing city,  sending  its  products  to  all  quarters  of  the 
globe. 

3.  The  products  of  manufacture  are  tobacco,  cotton 
goods  of  all  kinds,  buggies,  spokes  and  handles,  win- 
dows, sash  and  doors,  guano,  pants,  drugs,  flour. 
In  addition  there  are  also  many  other  manufactured 
products. 

4.  There  are  seven  banks  and  a trust  company  with 
resources  amounting  to  more  than  five  millions  of 
dollars. 

5.  Durham  is  a railroad  center  into  which  come  the 
Southern,  the  Seaboard,  the  Norfolk  and  Western,  the 
Durham  and  Southern,  and  the  Durham  and  South 
Carolina  Railroads. 

6.  The  street  railway,  lighting  plant  and  varied  ap- 
plications of  electricity  to  manufacturing  uses  give 
exceptional  opportunity  for  the  study  of  electricity. 

7.  The  city  has  an  extensive  and  modern  sewerage 
system,  and  employs  other  methods  and  agencies  of 
sanitation. 

8.  It  owns  an  endowed  hospital  which  is  now  be- 
ing moved  to  a new  site  and  replaced  by  larger  build- 

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ings  thoroughly  equipped  with  all  modern  arrange- 
ments and  apparatus. 

9.  The  public  school  system  of  Durham  is  noted  for 
the  high  quality  of  its  work  and  wide  courses  of  study. 

10.  All  the  leading  religious  denominations  have 
strong  and  well  supported  churches  in  the  city. 

11.  These  churches  employ  strong  men  as  their 
pastors,  and  have  all  the  organizations  for  effective 
church  work. 

12.  The  Academy  of  Medicine  is  composed  of  physi- 
cians who  were  educated  in  the  leading  medical  schools 
of  America. 

13.  Besides  judges  and  prominent  men  of  North 
Carolina,  there  come  to  Durham  every  year  many  of 
the  foremost  men  of  the  nation. 

14.  Few  cities  in  the  South  are  under  better  munic- 
ipal government  than  Durham. 


The  educational  advantages  of  such  surroundings 
are  of  incalculable  value. 

1.  They  keep  a young,  man  while  in  college  in  vital 
touch  with  large  and  growing  interests  of  the  indus- 
trial world. 

2.  They  give  a practical  meaning  to  his  entire 
course  of  study. 

3.  They  inspire  in  him  an  active  interest  in  all  forms 
of  social  and  political  government. 

4.  He  has  daily  illustrated  before  him  all  the  larger 
problems  of  our  complex  civilization. 

5.  He  is  in  touch  with  men  who  are  at  the  head  of 


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large  enterprises,  and,  while  a student,  forms  acquaint- 
ances with  men  of  wide  influence. 

6.  He  has  the  opportunity  to  see  and  judge  for  him- 
self the  many  prominent  men  who  visit  Durham. 

7.  He  will  find  the  church  of  his  own  denomination 
equipped  according  to  the  best  methods  of  church  work. 

8.  In  the  many  churches  of  the  city  he  will  have  the 
opportunity  during  his  college  life  to  hear  many  lead- 
ing preachers. 

9.  He  has  all  the  protection  of  a high  and  strong 
social  sentiment,  which  keeps  him  from  falling  into 
careless  and  rude  habits  which  so  often  come  upon 
young  students  who  lack  the  restraining  influences  of 
city  life. 

10.  It  is  a great  mistake  to  believe  that  a city  en- 
dangers the  moral  character  of  the  student.  The  con- 
stant protection  of  a strong  municipal  government  and 
other  restraining  influences  make  the  city  less  danger- 
ous than  the  village,  a fact  which  has  been  fully  illus- 
trated in  the  experience  of  Trinity  College. 

11.  These  large  environments  of  a student  widen  his 
own  mind  and  sympathies,  and  give  him  the  proper 
adjustment  in  society. 


Not  only  does  Trinity  College  offer  peculiar  advan= 
tages  because  of  its  superior  location,  but  in  all  other 
respects  it  affords  students  most  excellent  opportu= 
nities  for  a college  education. 

1.  It  has  the  largest  permanent  endowment  of  any 
Southern  college,  and  is  not,  therefore,  dependent  upon 
the  contingencies  of  fees  and  annual  appropriations. 

2.  Its  standards  of  study  and  discipline  are  in  no 
sense  influenced  by  financial  necessities. 


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3.  Among  educators  in  all  sections  of  the  nation 
Trinity  College  is  known  as  a progressive  Southern 
college. 

4.  In  every  movement  within  the  past  twenty-five 
years  for  the  advancement  of  the  standards  of  educa- 
tion in  the  South,  Trinity  College  has  taken  a leading 
part. 

5.  The  Carnegie  Board,  after  the  most  careful  and 
disinterested  study  of  American  colleges  and  univer- 
sities, gave  Trinity  College  the  second  place  in  en- 
trance requirements  among  Southern  institutions,  Van- 
derbilt University  holding  the  first  place. 

6.  Trinity  graduates  have  pursued  successfully 
work  in  the  graduate  departments  of  the  greatest 
universities  on  fhe  continent,  and  have  taken  leading 
prizes  in  Harvard,  Yale,  Cornell,  and  Columbia. 

7.  The  library  building  at  Trinity  College  is  the 
largest  library  building  owned  by  any  Southern  college, 
and  is  arranged  for  the  best  methods  of  work. 

8.  It  contains  more  than  50,000  books  and  pamphlets. 
These  books  have  been  carefully  selected  with  refer- 
ence to  college  work. 

9.  The  laboratories  in  science  are  equipped  with  ex- 
pensive and  modern  apparatus,  much  of  which  bas 
never  before  been  placed  in  the  laboratories  of  South- 
ern colleges. 

10.  Included  in  the  scientific  equipment  is  an  elec- 
tric and  heating  plant,  which  offers  exceptional  oppor- 
tunities for  the  study  of  electricity,  heating  and  light- 
ing. 

11.  The  Faculty  is  composed  of  men  who  were  edu- 
cated at  Trinity  College,  Wofford  College,  Davidson 
College,  United  States  Naval  Academy,  Vanderbilt, 
Tulane,  Pennsylvania,  Columbia,  Yale,  Cornell,  Har- 


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yard,  Wesleyan,  Michigan,  California,  Johns  Hopkins, 
Chicago,  Leipsic,  Berlin,  and  Paris  universities. 

12.  Coming  from  such  a variety  of  universities  the 
Faculty  of  Trinity  represents  not  only  the  best  systems 
of  education,  but  the  broadest  spirit  of  scholarship. 

13.  Students  in  the  Freshman  and  Sophomore  classes 
are  not  turned  over  to  assistants,  but  are  taught  by 
the  heads  of  the  departments.  The  strongest  teacher 
should  be  appointed  to  teach  the  classes  that  are  least 
advanced. 

14.  Every  Professor  is  responsible  for  his  depart- 
ment, and  the  regulations  of  the  college  require  a 
daily  report  of  the  attendance  upon  his  classes. 


THE  GENERAL  SPIRIT  OF  TRINITY  COLLEGE. 

1.  Trinity  College  is  genuinely  American  in  spirit. 
The  American  flag  is  floated  every  day  of  the  scholastic 
year  and  students  are  taught  to  honor  it  as  the  symbol 
of  their  nation. 

2.  The  greatness  and  the  mission  of  the  nation  are 
duly  emphasized  and  the  cardinal  principles  of  Ameri- 
can freedom  are  steadfastly  cherished. 

3.  The  rights  of  the  individual  to  search  reverently 
after  truth  and  to  hold  honestly  his  personal  con- 
victions are  duly  guarded  and  encouraged  in  Trinity 
students. 

4.  The  spirit  of  a sane  and  moral  democracy  is 
cultivated.  Every  student  is  judged  in  ithe  light  of  his 
personal  merits  and  no  artificial  traditions  hinder  his 
progress  and  attainments. 

5.  No  distinction  is  made  between  the  student  who 
has  wealth  and  the  student  who  lacks  wealth. 


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6.  There  are  no  card  or  dancing  clubs  or  other  clubs 
of  a like  nature  which  divide  the  community  into  so- 
cial circles  and  furnish  occasion  for  waste  of  money 
and  social  differences. 

7.  There  is  a fine  college  spirit  which  unites  the 
community  in  sympathetic  fellowship. 

8.  Hazing  land  other  forms  of  ungentlemanly  con- 
duct are  not  tolerated  by  the  student  body. 

9.  The  citiens  of  Durham  are  cordial  in  their  treat- 
ment of  students  and  between  them  there  has  never 
been  ithe  slighest  friction. 

10.  The  Trinity  College  student  is  a youth  of  high 
honor.  President  Kilgo  says : “During  these  fifteen 
years  of  my  presidency  of  Trinity  College  I have  had 
under  my  direction  hundreds  of  students.  I have  not 
had  a half  dozen  to  tell  me  a falsehood,  or  to  hesitate 
to  tell  me  the  whole  truth  regardless  of  the  conse- 
quences to  themselves.” 

11.  A sane  and  firm  disclipine  is  maintained,  be- 
cause it  is  of  great  importance  to  the  individual  and  to 
society  that  every  one  should  know  the  value  of  loyal 
submission  to  law. 

12.  There  is  a moral  seriousness  that  distinguishes 
the  Trinity  student  and  the  Trinity  graduate.  A lead- 
ing citizen  of  the  State  noting  this  characteristic  has 
said:  “What  impresses  me  about  the  Trinity  man  is 
that  he  is  not  the  stuff  out  of  which  is  made  the  dem- 
agogue.” 


RELIGIOUS  EDUCATION. 

1.  It  is  held  by  all  educators  that  character  and 
religious  faith  are  of  chief  importance  in  the  education 
of  youth.  This  is  the  fundamental  doctrine  in  the 
policy  of  Trinity  College. 


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2.  It  is  of  more  importance  to  the  individual  and 
the  nation  that  men  should  be  righteous  than  that 
they  should  be  scholarly,  but  far  better  that  they 
should  be  both  righteous  and  scholarly. 

3.  The  Christian  religion  is  a system  of  positive 
truth  to  be  taught  and  defended  as  well  as  is  mathe- 
matics or  physics  or  chemistry. 

4.  Without  careful  and  wise  instruction  in  religious 
truth  a religious  faith  and  character  can  no  more  be 
developed  than  can  a knowledge  of  mathematics  be 
gained  without  instruction  in  this  science. 

5.  If  the  doctrines  of  religion  are  to  be  taught  at  all 
they,  just  'as  well  as  chemistry  or  physics,  should  be 
taught  by  a specialist. 

6.  No  college  would  leave  the  study  of  Latin  or 
Greek  to  a student  organization,  and  in  the  end  by 
awarding  a diploma  assume  responsibility  for  such 
knowledge  of  these  languages  as  the  unaided  students 
might  have  gathered  from  incidental  association  and 
student  meetings. 

7.  If  religious  education  is  a hundredth  part  as  im- 
portant as  all  who  lecture  on  the  subject  declare  it  to 
be,  then  it  deserves  not  the  second,  but  the  first,  place 
in  education. 

8.  The  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  and  all 
other  religious  organizations  are  not  only  tolerated 
but  encouraged  by  the  authorities  of  Trinity  College. 
However,  the  subject  of  religious  education  is  not  left 
to  such  organizations. 

9.  It  is  held  here  that  a religious  interpretation  should 
be  given  to  truth  in  every  line  of  study,  that  duty 
and  righteousness  should  be  emphasized  by  all  teach- 
er's as  of  supreme  importance. 


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10.  Courses  in  the  study  of  the  Bible  are  required 
of  all  students,  and  these  courses  are  under  the  direc- 
tion of  a specialist. 

11.  The  study  of  the  Bible  is  for  religious  and  not 
for  literary  or  historical  purposes.  The  aim  is  to  ac- 
quaint the  student  with  the  fundamental  doctrines  of 
the  Christian  religion,  and  to  present  them  in  such 
clearness  that  they  shall  be  accepted  as  true. 

12.  While  religious  education  is  given  primary  im- 
portance, sectarian  education  is  discouraged.  Ques- 
tions of  denominational  differences  are  not  vital. 

13.  There  is  not  on  this  continent  another  college  or 
a university  that  is  freer  from  every  tinge  of  sectarian- 
ism and  partyism  than  Trinity  College.  The  constitu- 
tion of  the  college  says  that  such  spirits  shall  he  dis- 
couraged. 

14.  All  denominations  are  represented  among  the 
students,  and  the  benefits  of  the  college  are  bestowed 
upon  all  alike,  regardless  of  their  ecclesiastical  affilia- 
tion. Scholarships  are  held  by  Methodists,  Baptists, 
Presbyterians,  Epicopalians,  Hebrews,  and  members 
of  other  churches. 

15.  Trinity  College  is  an  institution  of  learning 
under  the  control  of  the  two  North  Carolina  Confer- 
ences of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  and 
of  the  Alumni  Association  of  the  College.  Its  sole  pur- 
pose is  doing  good  to  all  men  and  uplifting  society. 
There  is  not  a more  patriotic  college  in  our  land. 

16.  Our  American  civilization  rests  upon  the  prin- 
ciples of  the  Christian  religion,  and  the  Bible  is  the 
one  book  of  the  American  people.  Ignorance  of  the 
Bible  is  an  ignorance  of  the  principles  that  are  deepest 
and  most  vital  in  American  life.  A system  of  educa- 
tion that  puts  more  effort  upon  teaching  philosophies 


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and  literatures  of  dead  paganisms  than  upon  instruc- 
tion in  the  fundamental  truths  of  our  civilization  is 
not  only  un-American,  but  anti-American.  A man  who 
knows  much  about  the  writings  of  Homer  and  little 
about  the  writings  of  St.  Paul  is  poorly  equipped  for 
the  duties  of  American  citizenship. 


THE  SUCCESS  OF  TRINITY  STUDENTS. 

1.  Trinity  College  men  have  made  good  in  all  the 
walks  of  honorable  and  serviceable  work. 

2.  The  demand  for  them  has  grown  so  rapidly  that 
it  is  not  possible  to  supply  it. 

3.  Among  Trinity  men  are  United  States  Senators, 
members  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  Circuit 
and  District  Judges,  members  of  State  Legislatures, 
and  occupants  of  other  public  offices,  presidents 
of  colleges,  professors  in  colleges  and  universities  in 
this  and  other  countries,  heads  of  high  schools,  and 
leaders  in  other  lines  of  education,  editors,  authors, 
bank  presidents,  heads  of  great  industrial  institutions, 
managers  of  railroads,  representatives  of  corporations 
in  foreign  countries,  merchants,  farmers,  and  prominent 

V leaders  in  all  lines  of  industry.  In  law,  medicine  and 
the  ministry  they  have  attained  commanding  influence 
and  success.  No  other  Southern  college  has  made  a 
finer  record  within  the  same  period  of  time  than 
Trinity. 

4.  Connected  as  Trinity  College  is  with  all  the  lines 
of  human  activities  and  supported  by  a widely  ex- 
tended constituency,  it  opens  for  its  graduates  oppor- 
tunities and  furnishes  them  with  influences  which  can- 
not be  excelled  and  scarcely  equalled  by  those  of  any 
other  Southern  college. 


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5.  In  an  address  delivered  to  the  students  of  Trinity 
College  and  the  citizens  of  Durham,  President  Roose- 
velt said : “I  know  of  no  other  college  which  has  so 
nobly  set  forth  as  the  object  of  its  being  the  principles 
to  which  every  college  should  be  devoted,  in  whatever 
portion  of  this  Union  it  may  be  placed.  You  stand 
for  all  these  things  for  which  the  scholar  must  stand 
if  he  is  to  render  real  and  lasting  service  to  the 
State.” 

6.  In  talking  of  Trinity  College  to  a Northern  friend 
President  Roosevelt  remarked:  “I  regard  Trinity  Col- 
lege the  brightest  spot  in  the  South.” 

7.  One  of  the  greatest  writers  in  the  nation  said: 
“Trinity  is  the  banner  college  of  the  South.” 

8.  A leading  literary  critic  in  Boston  remarked: 
“My  impression  is  that  in  standards,  ideals  and  men, 
Trinity  College  is  first  among  institutions  of  higher 
learning  in  the  South.” 

9.  Mr.  Walter  H.  Page,  in  an  address  at  the  dedication 
of  the  library,  said:  “The  wonder  is  great  that  this 
institution  has  developed  as  it  has.  Here  you  have 
established  a standard  for  scholarship  that  is  as  high 
as  if  you  had  had  a long  period  to  grow  up  to  it ; and 
you  have  taken  your  place  at  once  among  the  very 
best  institutions  of  the  kind,  and  the  kind  is  the  best 
for  the  culture  of  men.” 

10.  Professor  Hart,  of  Harvard  University,  in  an 
article  in  The  Independent,  said:  “Trinity  College  is 
one  of  the  three  leading  colleges  of  the  South  whose 
equipment,  standards  of  scholarship,  and  intellectual 
ideals  promise  most  for  the  future.” 


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ESTIMATE  OF  TRINITY’S  WORK. 


Of  inestimable  value  to  a college  is  the  love  of  her 
alumni  and  intimate  acquaintances.  They  know  her 
best  and  their  love  and  cordial  support  of  her  rest  on 
the  conviction  that  she  richly  merits  their  esteem. 
They  covet  for  all  the  great  blessings  she  has  bestowed 
upon  them  and  others,  and  they  like  to  tell  of  what 
she  is  doing.  From  many  letters  expressing  the 
esteem  and  appreciation  of  men  in  every  sphere  of  life 
a few  extracts  are  given  below.  They  are  Trinity’s 
best  recommendation. 

But  a college,  standing  for  broad  and  liberal  views 
of  life,  should  have  more  than  sectional  recognition. 
Else  she  is  not  succeeding  in  her  efforts.  Trinity  Col- 
lege enjoys  the  respect  and  cordial  recognition  of  the 
nation’s  foremost  educators  and  thinkers.  She  has 
become  a national  college,  and  many  of  our  leading 
men  have  expressed  their  admiration  for  her  and  their 
belief  in  the  greatness  of  her  future.  Her  commence- 
ments have  constantly  grown  in  importance.  The  most 
distinguished  men  of  the  nation  find  in  them  the 
opportunity  to  express  their  opinions  on  the  impor- 
tant questions  of  our  time,  and  they  are  listened 
to  by  great  audiences  composed  of  people  from  this 
and  many  other  States. 

Again,  the  liberal  donations  being  constantly  made 
to  the  institution  speak  in  the  best  possible  way  of  the 
confidence  in  the  efficiency  dnd  value  of  her  work,  and 
they  make  possible  the  great  service  which  she  is 
rendering,  and  the  hold  she  has  in  the  affections  and 
esteem  of  those  who  know  her  best. 

The  extracts  from  letters  and  opinions  cited  in  this 
bulletin  only  confirm  the  conviction  of  her  present 
usefulness  and  inspire  with  confidence  those  who  are 
striving  to  keep  her  what  she  now  is,  the  best  known 
and  best  beloved  college  in  this  region  of  our  country. 


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With  its  large  endowment  and  splendid  corps  of 
teachers  no  institution  in  the  South  of  this  kind  is 
better  equipped  for  the  moral  and  intellectual  uplift 
of  our  people.  There  is  no  better  evidence  of  this  than 
the  success  of  the  young  men  who  have  gone  forth 
from  its  doors  to  be  leaders  among  men. 

Lee  S.  Overman, 
United  States  Senator. 

In  essential  equipment,  physical  and  intellectual, 
Trinity  College  has  no  equal  in  the  State  and  few 
superiors  anywhere.  In  catholicity  of  spirit,  moral,  so- 
cial, intellectual,  political  and  religious,  it  has  scarcely 
a counterpart.  All  this  and  much  more  that  might  be 
mentioned  concerning  Trinity  College  make  her  emi- 
nently worthy  of  the  great  and  rapidly  growing  patron- 
age she  is  now  receiving. 

J.  D.  Hodges,  Teacher. 

Trinity  College  stands  for  thorough  work.  Of 
course  the  indolent  and  indifferent  may  sometimes  gain 
admittance  and  manage,  after  a fashion,  to  complete  her 
courses ; but  it  seems  to  me  that  more  than  at  other 
colleges  her  Faculty  requires,  and  her  students  do, 
thorough  work.  J.  T.  Gibbs,  Minister. 

Trinity  College  is  free  from  the  shackles  of  local- 
isms and  provincialisms.  She  does  not  conserve  the 
special  interests  of  any  creed,  class,  or  party ; but  she 
recognizes  the  fact  that  she  is  the  servant  of  mankind. 
She  is  loyal  to  her  State  and  to  her  church ; but 
within  her  horizon  lie  the  needs  of  every  creed  and 
of  every  class  of  every  race.  She  teaches  her  young 
men  that  “He  that  would  be  cliiefest,  must  be  servant 
of  all.”  S.  E.  Mercer,  Minister. 

I have  a sincere  appreciation  of  Trinity  College 
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based  on  seven  consecutive  years  of  patronage.  While 
attending  college  there  my  children  have  received 
mental,  moral,  and  spiritual  development. 

D.  H.  Tuttle,  Minister. 

Trinity’s  immediate  response  to  every  demand  made 
upon  it  by  the  progress  of  our  people  has  been  the 
inspiration  of  its  friends.  That  I am  an  alumnus  of 
Trinity,  I consider  one  of  my  greatest  assets.  Mem- 
bership on  its  Board  of  Trustees  I prize  as  my  most 
coveted  honor.  To  continue  as  its  tried  and  trusted 
friend — to  work  for  it  and  to  love  it — these  be  the 
things  for  which  I deem  it  worth  while  to  live  long. 

Dred  Peacock,  Manufacturer. 

Trinity  has  been  fortunate  in  the  selection  of  a 
Faculty  who  were  so  imbued  with  the  spirit  of 
truth  as  so  to  indoctrinate  their  pupils  that  after 
graduating  they  have  manifested  an  unyielding  loyalty 
to  truth.  Her  sons  occupy  high  positions  in  church 
and  state  which  they  have  won  by  merit.  She  has 
no  cranks  in  the  pulpit,  no  shysters  in  the  legal  pro- 
fession, no  quacks  in  the  medical  profession,  no  trick- 
sters in  the  commercial  world  and  no  demagogues  in 
politics.  W.  J.  Montgomery, 

Lawyer  and  Ex- Judge. 

The  growth  of  Trinity  College,  during  the  past  few 
years,  in  all  that  constitutes  the  make-up  of  a great 
and  grand  institution  of  learning  is  simply  phenomenal. 
The  buildings,  the  campus,  the  grounds  generally,  have 
increased  in  beauty  and  adaptability  to  the  purpose 
for  which  they  were  prepared,  year  by  year.  One 
visiting  the  place  but  occasionally  is  amazed  at  the 
progress  that  has  been  made. 

J.  W.  Alspaugh,  Farmer. 


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The  growth  of  Trinity  has  been  phenomenal.  She 
is  now  the  greater  Trinity.  She  has  taken  her  stand 
as  one  of  the  leading  colleges  of  our  land,  and  is  being 
felt  in  both  our  commonwealth  and  nation.  Religion 
and  scholarship  are  the  power  and  influence  that  domi- 
nate the  life  of  the  college. 

J.  H.  McCracken,  Minister. 

Trinity’s  growth  has  been  marvelous.  Its  service 
to  the  world  is  beyond  calculation.  Its  alumni  are  in 
all  the  great  and  honorable  vocations  of  life.  Its 
friends  are  scattered  over  the  world.  Its  atmosphere 
is  pure,  wholesome,  religious. 

C.  F.  Sherrill,  Minister. 

Trinity  College  inspires  young  men  with  ideals  that 
make  for  the  betterment  of  church,  state  and  nation. 

W.  H.  Moore,  Minister. 

To  my  mind  one  of  the  most  significant  features  of 
the  work  of  Trinity  College  is  that  her  graduates  enter 
all  departments  of  life,  not  only  with  the  bearing  of 
high  scholarship,  but  with  a moral  courage  to  do  some- 
thing, and  to  do  whatever  they  do  in  the  noblest  and 
most  progressive  way. 

H.  K.  Boyer,  Minister. 

Trinity’s  progress  has  been  rapid,  her  spirit  has  been 
brave,  her  battling  for  the  truth  has  been  heroic. 

L.  S.  Massey,  Minister. 

I am  one  of  that  body  of  young  men  who  believe 
that  if  life  has  a large  outlook  to  them  they  owe  it  in 
great  measure  to  the  training  and  inspiration  received 
at  Trinity.  She  teaches  truth  and  duty  and  service. 
She  has  been  our  benefactor  and  sends  us  forth  to  be, 
in  some  measure,  benefactors  of  our  race.  I believe 


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it  is  characteristic  of  every  true  Trinity  man  that 
he  has  a lasting  desire  to  be  of  genuine  service  to  the 
people  among  whom  his  lot  is  cast,  and  to  spend  him- 
self for  humanity  and  for  the  God  whose  servant 
Trinity  is.  S.  B.  Underwood,  Teacher. 

i cannot  remember  the  day  that  Trinity  did  not  have 
a place  among  the  traditions  of  the  family.  My  father 
had  been  educated  there  before  the  war,  and  the  in- 
stitution was  handed  down  to  me  as  an  inheritance. 
It  began  to  have  a living  hold  upon  my  life  in  1891, 
and  when  I graduated,  four  years  later,  the  college 
and  myself  were  inseparable ; it  had  become  a part 
of  me,  and  I had  become  a part  of  it.  The  strong 
friendships  formed  during  those  years  among  students 
and  professors  have  been  among  the  richest  assets  of 
my  life;  but  if  all  of  these  were  gone,  I should  still 
love  the  brick  walls,  the  trees,  and  the  campus. 

T.  A.  Smoot,  Minister. 

Trinity  College  has  been  influential  in  raising  the 
standard  of  education  among  the  various  institutions 
of  learning  in  our  country ; has  sounded  clearly  the 
keynote  for  academic  freedom ; has  advocated  Chris- 
tian education  as  the  true  type  of  culture  for  the  best 
character  and  conduct. 

Her  educational  creed  and  mission  can  be  worthily 
defined  as  advocating  an  intelligent  piety  that  seeks 
to  promote  Christian  truth  more  than  dogma ; that 
seeks  to  make  Christians  rather  than  bigots ; that 
seeks  to  make  statesmen  rather  than  politicians,  and 
that  seeks  to  promote  Christian  citizenship — the  life 
and  character  of  a Christian  nation. 

S.  B.  Turrentine,  Minister. 

I watch  with  deep  interest  the  rapid  advancement 


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of  Trinity  College  in  all  phases  of  college  activity  and 
my  pride  increases  for  my  alma  mater  day  by  day. 

Jno.  W.  Davenport,  Lawyer. 

With  splendid  equipment,  unsurpassed  faculty  of 
professors,  and  its  thorough  courses  it  has  no  superior 
in  the  South  as  an  institution  of  learning;  but  what  I 
think  of  now  is  not  the  thoroughness  of  my  English 
or  economic  courses,  but  the  breadth  of  thought  and 
the  spirit  of  independence  that  distinguishes  Trinity 
College,  the  subtle  influence  that  pervades  the  atmos- 
phere and  makes  a narrow  man  ashamed  of  himself. 
There  is  no  room  for  bigotry,  prejudices  or  narrowness 
at  Trinity ; the  general  conditions  are  not  conducive 
to  the  growth  or  sustenance  of  these  qualities.  The 
broad  outlook,  patriotism,  and  independence  of  the  Col- 
lege build  character  in  its  students. 

J.  P.  Lucas,  Journalist. 

1 honor  Trinity  College  for  the  high  standard  of 
scholarship  which  it  has  always  maintained,  and  I 
love  it  for  the  noble  men  who  have  presided  over  it 
and  who  have  stamped  its  students  with  moral  char- 
acter and  inspired  them  with  the  purpose  to  serve. 
My  debt  to  Trinity  is  great  and  my  affection  for  it 
of  commensurate  extent. 

Jerome  Dowd,  Teacher. 

Trinity  has  to  her  credit  the  fruits  of  having  prop- 
erly combined  theory  and  practice  in  her  educational 
career  of  fifty  years.  As  my  alma  mater , she  has  my 
love,  and  a loving  son  stands  ready  to  serve. 

Albert  Anderson,  Physician. 

As  an  alumnus  and  trustee,  I am  happy  to  record 
my  opinion — which  amounts  to  a conviction — that  the 
richest  part  of  the  assets  of  the  college  is  not  her  im- 


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posing  buildings,  excellent  equipment,  and  rapidly 
growing  endowment  fund,  but  her  high  aim,  her  love 
of  truth,  and  her  striking  fidelity  to  the  spirit  and 
ideal  of  a truly  great  Christian  college. 

Thos.  N.  Ivey,  Editor. 

Every  friend  of  education  and  all  good  citizens  gen- 
erally can  well  afford  to  congratulate  Trinity  College 
on  the  large  contributions  she  has  made  to  mankind 
during  her  fifty  years’  service. 

I am  glad  that  the  policy  of  Trinity  is  known  far 
and  wide — that  she  is  represented  in  so  many  coun- 
tries, and  wherever  known  or  represented  testimony 
is  given  in  favor  of  truth  and  righteousness.  I am 
glad  that  Trinity  has  touched  and  quickened  my  life. 

W.  G.  Bradshaw,  Manufacturer. 

Trinity  stands  for  the  highest  type  of  manhood  and 
womanhood,  for  all  that  is  best  in  public  acting  and 
private  thinking,  for  truth  against  falsehood,  for  na- 
tionalism rather  than  sectionalism,  and  above  all  she 
seeks  to  impart  to  her  students  an  unshaken  faith  in 
the  eternal  verities. 

W.  A.  Bivins,  Teacher. 

It  is  pleasing  to  know  that  during  these  fifty  years 
the  college  has  left  upon  the  world  its  impress  for 
higher  ideals  in  life,  Christian  citizenship,  and  man’s 
obligation  to  his  fellowman  and  to  God. 

Wm.  E.  Springer, 

Merchant  and  Ex-Mayor  of  Wilmington. 

Every  institution  has  its  characteristics.  One  of  the 
most  striking  of  Trinity  College,  apart  from  education, 
is  the  development  of  individuality  and  strength  of 
character.  W.  D.  Turner, 

Lawyer  and  Ex-Lieutenant-Governor. 


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I believe  in  Trinity  College  because  it  strives  to  in- 
spire its  students  with  a desire  to  do  their  work  well, 
to  become  scholars;  but  chiefly  because  it  strives  to 
teach  them  how  to  think,  to  inspire  them  with  a desire 
for  intellectual  freedom  by  teaching  them  that  no  man 
can  know  the  truth  unless  he  forms  his  opinions 
only  after  an  open-minded  and  fearless  investigation 
of  all  the  facts.  R.  C.  Kelley,  Lawyer. 

I love  Old  Trinity  just  as  much,  if  not  more,  than 
the  average  graduate.  Her  reputation  for  always 
standing  for  what  is  right  and  best  is  well  deserved. 
I am  proud  of  her. 

Louis  H.  Asbury,  Architect. 

Almost  every  day  my  attention  is  called  in  a prac- 
tical way  to  the  benefit  of  my  work  at  Trinity  nearly 
twenty  years  ago,  when  nothing  like  the  present  facili- 
ties were  offered.  If  one  would  take  the  time  to  try 
to  calculate  the  difference  in  value  between  what 
he  may  get  there  and  what  he  pays  he  could  not 
hesitate  for  one  moment  as  to  when  and  where  to  go. 

E.  T.  Dickinson,  Physician. 

Trinity’s  influence  for  good  in  the  State  of  North 
Carolina  and  in  the  South  has  been  incalculable  and 
its  ideals  have  always  been  of  the  highest.  Wherever 
you  find  a Trinity  graduate,  you  usually  find  a man 
who  loves  his  fellowmen  and  feels  that  life  is  a fail- 
ure unless  he  is  able  to  do  something  for  the  good  of 
others  and  for  the  cause  of  truth  and  for  the  promo- 
tion and  the  spreading  of  God’s  kingdom  throughout 
the  earth.  J.  R.  McCrary,  Lawyer. 


A young  man  goes  through  college  but  once,  and  it 
is  of  vital  importance  that  his  college  education  should 


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mean  as  much  as  it  can  possibly  be  made  to  mean  to 
him.  It  should  develop  in  him  high  and  correct  stand- 
ards of  study  and  work ; it  should  widen  his  sym- 
pathies ; it  should  deepen  in  his  mind  the  meaning  of 
life  and  duty ; i-t  should  open  for  him  the  way  to  a 
wide  acquaintance  with  prominent  men,  and  should 
keep  him  in  touch  with  all  the  great  movements  and 
controlling  forces  of  modern  life.  Trinity  College  is 
peculiarly  fitted  to  do  all  these. 


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1.  Asbury  Building. 


2.  Campus  View, 


1 New  Dormitory, 


2.  Approach  to  Duke  Building, 


1,  Bivins  Dormitory. 


2.  Eastern  Terraces, 


1.  Flower  Bed. 


2,  Western  Campus  View 


Faculty  Avenue, 


UNIVERSITY  OF  ILLINOIS 


PRESIDENT’S  OFFICE. 


